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WO2009061284A1
WO2009061284A1 PCT/SI2008/000057 SI2008000057W WO2009061284A1 WO 2009061284 A1 WO2009061284 A1 WO 2009061284A1 SI 2008000057 W SI2008000057 W SI 2008000057W WO 2009061284 A1 WO2009061284 A1 WO 2009061284A1
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water tank
washing machine
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Joze Katanec
Matjaz Kuhar
Boztjan Sovic
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Gorenje gospodinjski aparati dd
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Priority claimed from SI200800135A external-priority patent/SI22809A/sl
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Priority to UAA201007077A priority Critical patent/UA98174C2/ru
Priority to RU2010119338/12A priority patent/RU2499856C2/ru
Publication of WO2009061284A1 publication Critical patent/WO2009061284A1/fr
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
    • D06F39/08—Liquid supply or discharge arrangements
    • D06F39/088—Liquid supply arrangements
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
    • D06F37/42—Safety arrangements, e.g. for stopping rotation of the receptacle upon opening of the casing door

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  • the present invention refers to the field of washing machines, in particular to washing machines with a water tank attached thereto.
  • a washing machine In special cases, in the areas e.g. where there is a disrupted water supply, a washing machine is designed in a manner that a water tank is attached thereto and the user manually fills said water tank with water carried from a remote location.
  • a washing machine utilizes a special pump in order to suck water from the water tank. Therefore, a suitable mechanism is provided on a dispenser redirecting the water during the washing process into the certain chamber of said dispenser. Said mechanism is mechanically linked to a programme controller which is for this purpose formed with a special connecting member.
  • problems relating to the packing of the unit washing machine-water tank do occur during transportation of said unit from a producer to a seller and a user, respectively.
  • the object as set above is solved in a manner that a common line is directed from a water tank into at least one pump forcing the washing water through at least one supply pipe to a dispenser connected with a drum of a washing machine.
  • a solenoid valve is arranged in each supply pipe, each pump and each solenoid valve being controlled by means of an electronic programme controller.
  • both the washing machine and the water tank preferably comprise the same dimensions, when viewed in plan view, and that the water tank is arranged on top of the washing machine, or that the washing machine is arranged on top of the water tank, or that the water tank is arranged behind the washing machine.
  • a pump is arranged in the water tank in order to deliver the washing water from the water tank to the washing machine.
  • the water tank is placed behind the washing machine it can be held in place by means of elastic fasteners which can be deformed transversally regarding the washing machine, or said fasteners are mounted on the bottom of the washing machine.
  • Said fasteners are formed on each free end thereof in a manner that they fit closely to each side section of the water tank they cooperate with, thus creating a positive connection.
  • said fasteners are fixed on the rear of the washing machine in holes provided for mounting reinforcements, for instance, used during the transportation of the washing machine.
  • Said side section of the water tank where each fastener can snap in can be formed either as a protrusion or a depression.
  • both the washing machine and the water tank are packed together, as a whole, in one single package.
  • the water tank comprises a washing water intake and an overflow in the area under said intake where the water surplus drains through.
  • a float-like closing system is attached to said washing water intake inside the water tank.
  • An opening is provided in the area of the water tank bottom and in the wall of said water tank in order to provide a connection with said common line.
  • Said common line comprises a flange on the side which extends through said opening into the water tank, said flange being pressed against the wall of the water tank by means of a filter inserted from the inside of the water tank in to said common line.
  • Said filter is formed with a tubular projection comprising a radial extension formed at the end averted from the wider part of the filter. Said tubular projection extends on the side of the flange into said common line and exerts a radial pressure thereto, thus preventing potential leaking of the water tank.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-section of a water tank of a washing machine according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 shows an enlarged detail of the water tank of Fig. 1,
  • Fig. 3 shows a schematic view of the first embodiment of the washing machine according to the invention
  • Fig. 4 shows a schematic view of the second embodiment of the washing machine according to the invention
  • Fig. 5 shows a schematic view of the third embodiment of the washing machine according to the invention
  • Fig. 6 shows a schematic view of the first embodiment of the arrangement of the washing machine and the water tank according to the invention
  • Fig. 7 shows a schematic view of the second embodiment of the arrangement of the washing machine and the water tank according to the invention
  • Fig. 8 shows the first embodiment of the connection of the water tank to the washing machine
  • Fig. 9 shows the second embodiment of the connection of the water tank to the washing machine
  • Fig. 10 shows a detail of the connection of the water tank to the washing machine
  • Fig. 11 shows a further detail of the connection of the water tank to the washing machine
  • Fig. 12 shows a schematic view of the packaging of the washing machine with the water tank.
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of the first embodiment of the washing machine according to the invention.
  • a drum 1 is connected with a dispenser 2 in which two washing water supply pipes 3a, 3b are directed to.
  • Each supply pipe 3a, 3b is connected to its own pump 4a, 4b arranged in a common body.
  • Said pumps 4a, 4b are connected via a common line 5 to a water tank 6.
  • the washing water is supplied to the first, the second and the third chamber of the dispenser 2 by means of a combination of engaging one of the said pumps 4a, 4b and a cross-jet system known per se and thus not shown.
  • said pumps 4a, 4b are controlled by means of an electronic programme controller 7 known per se.
  • the second embodiment of the washing machine according to the invention being schematically shown in Fig. 4 differs from the above described first embodiment in that it comprises a pair of solenoid valves 8a, 8b instead of pumps, said valves 8a, 8b being connected via said supply pipes 3a, 3b to said dispenser 2.
  • said solenoid valves 8a, 8b are connected via the common line 5 with the water tank 6 whereby a pump 9 is provided in the common line 5 sucking the washing water from the water tank 6 and directing it towards said solenoid valves 8a, 8b.
  • the washing water is supplied to the first or the second or the third chamber of the dispenser 2 by means of the pump 9 and a cross-jet system known per se and thus not shown.
  • said solenoid valves 8a, 8b and said pump 9 are controlled by means of the electronic programme controller 7 known per se.
  • the third embodiment of the washing machine according to the invention being schematically shown in Fig. 5 represents a combination of the first and the second embodiment.
  • the washing water is supplied to the dispenser 2 via said supply pipes 3a, 3b being, on one hand, connected to a suitable pump 4a, 4b supplying the washing water from the water tank 6, and on the other hand being connected with a suitable solenoid valve 8a, 8b being connected with the water supply network W.
  • the said pumps 4a, 4b and/or said solenoid valves 8a, 8b are controlled by means of a switch relay 7a known per se and the electronic programme controller 7.
  • the user himself using said switch relay 7a, manually selects the source of washing water, depending on the water supply, i.e. either from the water tank 6 or from the water supply network W.
  • the water tank 6 for the washing machine is formed as a container having on the upper side thereof an opening 10 for manually supplying the water, said opening 10 can be closed by means of a cover 11.
  • Said water tank 6 further comprises a water intake 12 for receiving water from the water network, said water network being either a network with a variable, mainly low water pressure, a network with an intermittent water supply, or an ordinary regular water network.
  • the water tank 6 is formed in the area below said water inlet 12 with an overflow 13.
  • a float-like closing system 14 known per se is associated with the water intake 12 inside the water tank 6, said closing system 14 controls a preset water level in the water tank 6.
  • An opening 15 for connection with the washing machine is provided in the area of the bottom of the water tank 6 and in the wall thereof, said connection being provided, in the sense of the aforementioned common line 5, preferably in a form of a hose.
  • Said common line 5 is connected to the water tank 6 through said opening 15 in a manner that said line 5 comprises on the side extending through the opening 15 into the water tank 6 a flange 16 of greater diameter than the opening 15 has.
  • a mushroom shaped filter 17 is inserted into the line 5 from the inside of the water tank 6, said filter 17 being formed in a manner that it presses the flange 16 of the line 5 with the wider section thereof against the wall of the water tank 6, whereas a tubular projection 18 thereof extends into the line 5.
  • Said projection 18 is formed at the end which is averted from the wider section thereof with a radial extension 19 which, when installed, exerts a radial pressure to the line 5 thus creating a necessary sealing between the line 5 and the water tank 6.
  • the line 5 and the filter 17 are placed into said opening 15 of the water tank 6 from the inner side of the water tank 6.
  • the water tank 6 acts as a base for the washing machine 102 as it is schematically shown in Fig. 7.
  • a pump is installed in the water tank 6 which, during a washing process, transports water from the water tank 6 into the washing machine 102.
  • the water tank 6 comprises, when seen in plan view, preferably the same dimensions as the washing machine 102, so that they form a seemingly integral form when installed.
  • the washing machine 102 and the water tank 6 are mutually connected and secured against the relative displacement towards each other in particular in a horizontal plane.
  • a further arrangement of the water tank 6 relative to the washing machine 102 provides for the water tank 6 to be placed behind the washing machine 102 i.e. on the side of the washing machine 102 facing away from the opening for filling the laundry to be washed.
  • An interconnection between the water tank 6 and the washing machine 102 is to be ensured which can be achieved in several possible ways.
  • elastic fasteners 103 are fixed in holes 102a, 102b formed in the rear of the washing machine 102 in the area of both outermost vertical sections 102c, 102d, said holes being provided for mounting of reinforcements needed during the transportation of said washing machine, whereas said fasteners 103 can be deformable transversally to the washing machine.
  • Said fasteners 103 are formed at each free end 104 thereof in a manner that they closely fit to each side section 105 of the water tank 6 they cooperate with.
  • Said section 105 of the water tank 6 can be formed as a protrusion 106 or a depression 107 where each fastener 103 can snap in when said water tank 6 is arranged behind the washing machine 102.
  • An arbitrary fastening means can be used instead of said fasteners 103, e.g. a holding band, said band extending from the first said hole 102a to the second said hole 102b and around the water tank 6 pressing thus said water tank closely against the washing machine 102 and fixing it into position.
  • a fastener 103a arranged in the area of the lower section of the washing machine 102, on the rear or on the bottom for instance.
  • Said fastener 103a is preferably formed in a manner that it touches the ground with at least one of its part.
  • said fastener can be elastic and movable in the vertical direction, respectively.
  • the water tank connection is preferably made by means of a positive connection enabling horizontal movements of the water tank relative to the washing machine.
  • the washing machine and the water tank according to the invention must be properly protected and packed.
  • both parts are packed simultaneously in one single package.
  • the washing machine 102 and the water tank 6, arranged in a distance 109 from said washing machine are placed on a package bed-plate 108 being usually a polystyrene plate. It is obvious that said bed-plate 108 is formed in a manner that the base of said bed-plate 108 at least equals the total base of the washing machine 102 and the water tank 6 arranged behind.
  • a kind of a regular cube is achieved with said arrangement of the water tank 6 and the washing machine 102 on the bed-plate 108, said cube being encased in each vertical edge by means of a protective cover 110a, HOb, HOc, HOd usually made of polystyrene.
  • a similar protective cover IHa, IHb can be optionally placed at the place of said distance 109 and a relative mutual movement of the water tank 6 and the washing machine 102 during transportation is thus prevented.
  • the unit of the washing machine and the water tank arranged and protected as described is covered on the side opposite the bed-plate 108 with a protective coating 112 being formed as a polystyrene or cardboard plate, and then the entire unit is placed in a suitable cardboard box. Shrink wrapping can be used instead of said cardboard box where a film is placed on and around the entire said unit and then thermally processed.
  • both the water tank 6 and the washing machine 102 are protected and ready for transport in one single piece.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne le domaine des machines à laver, en particulier de machines à laver avec un réservoir d'eau fixé sur celles-ci. Une conduite commune (5) s'étend du réservoir d'eau (6) jusqu'à une pompe au moins (4a, 4b) propulsant l'eau à travers au moins un tuyau d'alimentation (3a, 3b) dans un distributeur (2) associé à un tambour (1). Une électrovanne (8a, 8b) est éventuellement placée dans chaque tuyau d'alimentation (3a, 3b). Chaque pompe (4a, 4b, 9) et chaque électrovanne (8a,8b) sont commandées au moyen d'un contrôleur de programme électronique (7). L'invention concerne aussi des modes de réalisation d'agencement et de raccordement mutuel d'une machine à laver (102) et d'un réservoir d'eau (6), et une manière d'emballer ces machines.
PCT/SI2008/000057 2007-11-05 2008-11-03 Machine à laver avec réservoir d'eau Ceased WO2009061284A1 (fr)

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UAA201007077A UA98174C2 (ru) 2007-11-05 2008-11-03 Стиральная машина, оборудованная резервуаром для воды
RU2010119338/12A RU2499856C2 (ru) 2007-11-05 2008-11-03 Стиральная машина, снабженная резервуаром для воды

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SIP-200700283 2007-11-05
SI200700283A SI22681A (sl) 2007-11-05 2007-11-05 Pralni stroj z rezervoarjem
SI200800135A SI22809A (sl) 2008-05-26 2008-05-26 Pralni stroj z rezervoarjem
SIP-200800135 2008-05-26

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US5241843A (en) * 1992-01-16 1993-09-07 Hein Jack D Water saver for automatic washer
EP1462050A2 (fr) * 2003-03-27 2004-09-29 DIHR SpA Réservoir de sécurité pour un appareil de lavage tel qu'une machine à laver, lave-vaiselle ou similaire
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